Lens vs Metz

3 - 0

🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 🧑‍⚖️ Mathieu Vernice 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Lens 2 · Metz 18

Referee Stats

Mathieu Vernice

15 matches · 4.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.07
Reds avg	0.27
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	33%
Draws	13%
Away wins	53%

How the match was won

Lens outshot their opponent (24-5).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Lens had the sharper finishing (7-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Lens (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-0-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 13

Avg: 2.06 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Metz (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-4-12

Goals For / Against

17 / 44

Avg: 1.00 / 2.59

Points

Avg: 0.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Ligue 1 fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

0.41

2.06

1.00

0.76

2.59

59%

O2.5

71%

41%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

Lens rank2nd

Metz rank18th

Lens points70

Metz points17

Lens: #2 · 70 pts · GD +31

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 36 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Metz: #18 · 17 pts · GD -44

53 pts off the top 2. 36 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

53-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Lens last 5 home

L W W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index67

Goals12-5

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Metz last 5 away

D D L D L

Points3/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-10

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Lens trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Metz trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Lens score at home88%

Lens clean sheet at home47%

Metz score away59%

Metz clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Lens score first53%

Lens win after scoring first89%

Metz score first18%

Metz win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Lens 80% · Metz 18%

Avg first goal minute: Lens 35.3' · Metz 39.0'

Vs league average

Lens score at home2.06 vs 1.59

Lens concede at home0.76 vs 1.24

Metz score away1.00 vs 1.24

Metz concede away2.59 vs 1.59

Lens score 30% above league average, while Metz score 20% below league average.

Defensive side: Lens are 38% below league average at home, and Metz are 63% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Lens goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

76-90+ 0

Metz goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 14

31-45 9

0-15 7

46-60 7

16-30 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

487

469

Passes Accurate

425

404

Passes %

87%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' J. Gbamin

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Saud Abdulhamid

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Sima

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Äelik

1st substitution · For: A. Haidara

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Traoré

1st substitution · For: J. Deminguet

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

F. Thauvin

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Thomasson

49'

49' A. Touré

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

A. Haidara

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Udol

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ G. Kvilitaia

2nd substitution · For: G. Hein

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ B. Munongo

3rd substitution · For: N. Mbala

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ F. Thauvin

2nd substitution · For: F. Sotoca

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Édouard

3rd substitution · For: R. Fofana

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Sarr

4th substitution · For: G. Tsitaishvili

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ M. Sangaré

4th substitution · For: A. Bulatović

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ F. Ballo-Touré

5th substitution · For: U. Mboula

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Sima

5th substitution · For: A. Bermont

90'

90' U. Mboula

Lens vs Metz 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Lens beat Metz 3-0 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in Ligue 1. The match was refereed by Mathieu Vernice. It was played at Stade Bollaert-Delelis.

First half: J. Gbamin received a yellow card for Metz at 14'. Lens took the lead at 44' when Saud Abdulhamid scored, with the assist credited to A. Sima, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Lens made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Äelik replacing A. Haidara. Metz made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Traoré replacing J. Deminguet. Lens extended the lead at 46' when F. Thauvin scored, with the assist credited to A. Thomasson, making the score 2-0. A. Touré received a yellow card for Metz at 49'. Lens extended the lead at 52' when A. Haidara scored, with the assist credited to M. Udol, making the score 3-0. Metz made their 2nd substitution at 54', with G. Kvilitaia replacing G. Hein. Metz made their 3rd substitution at 54', with B. Munongo replacing N. Mbala. Lens made their 2nd substitution at 63', with F. Thauvin replacing F. Sotoca. Lens made their 3rd substitution at 63', with O. Édouard replacing R. Fofana. Metz made their 4th substitution at 72', with B. Sarr replacing G. Tsitaishvili. Lens made their 4th substitution at 73', with M. Sangaré replacing A. Bulatović. Metz made their 5th substitution at 73', with F. Ballo-Touré replacing U. Mboula. Lens made their 5th substitution at 83', with A. Sima replacing A. Bermont. U. Mboula received a yellow card for Metz at 90'.

Lens used 5 substitutions while Metz used 5 substitutions. Metz got 3 yellow cards.